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Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science

6401 Dorchester Road

Tel: (843)767-8383

Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science serves 532 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.
Jerry Zucker Middle School Of Science operates within the Charleston 01 School District.

The student population of 532 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 35 teachers has declined by 10% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.56 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	20%	8%

Black	62%	35%

White	15%	52%

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.56	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	71%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	6%

Charleston 01 School District's student population of 46,721 students has grown by 6% over five years.
The revenue/student of $15,503 is higher than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,355 is higher than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Charleston 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	78	6
Number of Students Managed	46,721	3,454

District Total Revenue	$708 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$747 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$15,503	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$16,355	$10,999

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